Dr. Manjula S Patil

Designation:- Lead Consultant- Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Menopause Specialist ,and Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgeon Qualification:- MBBS, DNB (OBG), F.MAS - Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery, Certified Indian Menopause Society Practitioner Experience:- 22+ years About:- Dr Manjula S. Patil is a well-known obstetrician and gynaecologist with over 22 years in the field. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at one of Karnataka’s esteemed universities, SDM Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad. Dr Manjula has worked in seven different districts across Karnataka, both as faculty and a private practitioner, gaining a wealth of experience in addressing women’s health needs and expectations. Having delivered over 6,000 babies, Dr Manjula is recognised for her expertise in high vaginal and instrumental deliveries. She is also known for performing rare obstetric surgeries, such as caesarean myomectomy (fibroid removal during caesarean section) and emergency cerclage (stitching an open cervix). Her dedication provides hope to couples experiencing repeated miscarriages, and her risk-taking nature has helped many mothers prolong their pregnancies to full term. She is an experienced advanced gynec laparoscopic surgeon and performs all minor and major gynec laparoscopic surgeries independently. She began her gynaecological laparoscopy training by assisting expert surgeons and later completed her Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (F.MAS) from World Laparoscopy Hospital, Delhi, under Dr R.K. Mishra and Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy training under renowned laparoscopic surgeon Dr. Hafeez Rahman from Sunrise hospital Kochi. She has done her retroperitoneal dissection training under Dr.Hemanth Khanojia who is a well known name for complex endometriosis surgeries. Dr Manjula now offers a full range of minor and major laparoscopic surgeries, including big size fibroid removal, Lap hysterectomy in big size uterus and in previous multiple surgeries patients and severe endometriosis clearance etc. Dr Manjula is passionate about women’s healthcare and preventive care, frequently giving health talks and participating in health camps through webinars, Facebook Live sessions, newspaper articles, and school and community programmes. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was associated with 'STEP ONE', a non-profit startup of healthcare professionals, where she provided teleconsultation to 1,800 COVID-19 patients. Dr Manjula is also an expert in high-risk obstetrics and scarless natural orifice Non-Descent Vaginal Hysterectomy (NDVH). Dr.Manjula actively involves herself in community preventive services like cervical cancer screening programmes and she is an ‘HPV CHAMPION’ and has given awareness talks at many schools and colleges on HPV vaccination. Expertise:- Normal delivery Emergency cerclage Scarless / Non descent Vaginal Hysterectomy Gynaecological and Advanced Gynec- Laparoscopic surgeries Awards:- Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (F.MAS) from World Laparoscopy Hospital, Delhi ‘Fellowship on MIGS - Focus Hysterectomy’ Education Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynaecology Program in affiliation with AAGL AND IAGE. Completed hands-on training in total laparoscopic hysterectomy at the Centre for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Sunrise Hospital, Kochi under Dr Hafiz Rehman (2014) Certified in obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound Advanced laparoscopic gynaecology training at Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education, Mumbai Certified Indian Menopause Society Practitioner (CIMP)(2nd rank). Fellowship:- Life Member of the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists (IAGE) Certified Indian Menopause Society Member (CIMP) Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSOG) Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) Research:- Author of 'Liver Diseases in Pregnancy' in FOGSI's Textbook of Postgraduate Obstetrics, Vol 1 Author of 'Cervical Insufficiency' in High-Risk Pregnancy & Delivery 2nd Edition by Dr Hemanth Deshpande Given Talk on ‘Thalassemia and other haemoglobinopathies in pregnancy” in KASOGA ZONAL CONFERENCE- 2025 held at Bidar....Read More